Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food

芙: lotus, Mt Fuji

JLPT N17 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

艹 carries the meaning · 夫 is drawn in

7 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

フfu · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 芙蓉ふようcotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis)
  • 芙蓉峰ふようほうMount Fuji
  • 酔芙蓉すいふようcotton rosemallow (Hibiscus mutabilis cv.…

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

成り立ち

Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Grass growing on top! Like a green crown upon the earth, this radical sits above kanji related to flowers, herbs, and vegetation.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
芙 lotus · 艹
vs扶 aid · 扌
芙 has 艹 where 扶 has 扌.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · fú

Same form: 芙 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
芙 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
芙 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin fú most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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